>> that's dozer. >> that's dozer. >> that's dozer. >> reporter: nothing to argue about here.s we needed that. john donvan, abc news. >> dozer's one good dog. we thank you john donvan for that story. thank you for watching. >>> "good morning america" and "this week" in the morning. i'll see you right back here tomorrow night. have great evening. good night. a . >>> tonight out at actions 7 news at 6:00. traffic backed up for hours. what led up to a deadly crash that shut down the ooebs bay freeway. >>> the team's president as they prepare to welcome one of the largest quads to watch a game at the coliseum. abc 7 news good evening everybody i'm deion limb, eric has the night off. you're looking at abc 7 viewer video showing that smoke rising into the air there. the lake county's sheriff's department has issued an evacuation order. the fire has burned 60 acres. we saw the win blowing in lake county. a look for what firefighters could be dealing with right now. >> it's breezy up there in lake county and it's hot as well. current conditions 91 in the vicinity of kelsey vil. low hu

details on that in about eight minutes. a bull dozer operatatord fighitn gthe ex;poisove >>> we have breaking news right now. a bulldozer operator has died fielting the explosive wildfire in shasta county. >> this is second time we had a bulldozer operator die. ian in the newsroom is here with us more. what do we know? >> a lot of fluid information coming into the newsroom. we know it is nearly 30,000 acres burned. only 6% contained. chp is calling it burning out of control. asking people in the evacuation zone that is posted to the cal-fire site to get out of there immediately. and it is wind, you can see from the video, really whipping in all directions as well. 15 structures have been destroyed. one has been damaged. again, chp has been going house to house knocking on doors to make sure people know of the mandatory evacuation warning in case they went to bed early tonight. obviously this has been burning a lot of smoke up there all day long. and we are getting word late into the muse room as well, the abc affiliate up there as well has actually had to stop their newscast, and eva

a firefighter and a bull dozer operator were the first victims of that furious blaze. they were killed in the first 24 hours. a 70 year old grandmother and her two young grand children were also killed. they were stranded in their home when flames swept through the rural area. the sixth victim has not been identified.. and several others remain missing. to date, there have been 16 reports made of missing persons. nine of those have been cleared. 7 are currently been investigated. and there has been a fourth victim identified as a result of a fire consuming a residence and a decedent located in that residence (hermela) the images from the carr fire are eerily reminiscent of last october's fires in the north bay. but the death toll from that fire and the one near yosemite.. are still far below what we saw then. live in the newsroom hermela aregawi kron 4 news. (justine) you can track the weather conditions in your neighborhood.. on your phone using our mobile app...and online at kron-4 dot com. you will also find a list of evacuations centers and ways you can help wildfi

the dozer rolled over, killing him. the fire closed on the west side of the park. it's 5% contained. evacuations are in effect. >>> new on the wildfires in yoba counties. it's now 70% contained. it burned 140 square miles since it started two weeks and ago and destroyed 20 structures. it was started by improperly installed electronic fences. >> witnesses captured the a violent account this morning. you see officers punching and a kicking a man. one witness says this started when the man attacked a police officer. he was injured. by the time the man was restrained, ten officers responded. new details on a deadly on the job accident in palo alto. the victim was a teenager. he died after being trapped underneath a bob cat vehicle outside the cross roads community church. they were doing sealing work in the parking lot at the time. >>> the search is on for a gunman that opened fire and left three people injured. chp officers walking along the highway looking for evidence. the chp tells us the victims were able to drive themselves to the hospital. >>> san francisco mayo

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. >> we have had a private higher dozer fatality. e operator was working on an active sectionca of th fire. >> that fire has burned three firefighters while destroying o doze homes and forcing thousands of residents who evacuate. the fire has reached the city of reading, a think of 92,000 and the largest in the region. the fire is only 6% contained. we'll stay on top of the developments. back to you, now. >>> back to a developing story we've been following. the meeting at trump tower between trump campaign officials and the russians is in the news today. michael cen is supposedly trump knewstify that about that before it happened. >> tracie potts has more on about the president's story on that meeting.w do they plan on responding to this? >> he may respond on twitter. he may rpond before cameras later today. if then-candidate trump knew about this meeting in advance, before it happened, if he knew it was russia trying to pass on damagingnformation about hillary clinton to help his campaign and if he sent or allowed his son to attend

cal fire is reporting that a private hired dozer operator was killed. they haven't released further details but they're about to hold a briefing. >> the fire is erratic and tough to predict. at least 15 structures have been destroyed. the fire has burned more than 28,000 acres and is just 6% contains. the abc affiliate in redding was on the air but had to abruptly stop their broadcast and evacuate wait. >> we're being evacuated. that's why we are kind of closing out right now. we are going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. like i said, we have all the information on our website and we'll be updating you from there just as much as we can. >> we're going to go out on the mercy sky cam for you. please evacuate, everyone and stay safe. have a good night. >> we certainly hope they're going to be okay as well. cal fire reports three firefighters were injured. one of the hospitals in the area confirmed it is treating several burn victims. >> you're looking now at the live stream from krcr's website. this is a live shot showing the flame

we know of the one firefighter, the bull dozer operator that perished.t will be a breaking story throughout the day today. i will give you updates as i get them in. portions of the city of redding have been evacuated. it is another urban, fast-moving wildfire. we will give you the information when we find it out. so the other story today, you know, compared to the fire and what is happening overnight in california, you know, minor, but we have a chance of some severe weather and thunderstorms today on this front. it will head through the east. this is at 5:00 p.m. if you are in the washington, d.c. area, the baltimore, philadelphia, harrisburg, once again, in new york city, this is the area of concern for the strong thunderstorms. not everyone is going to get hit. it will only last about a half hour to 45 minutes, but we could get strong, gusty winds with it when it comes through, enough to knock out power and knock down trees. again, that's about 5:00 to 8:00 is the target for the i-95 corridor. 30 million people are at risk of the severe storm. it goes

firefighter and a dozer driver killed in this massive inferno in redding, california. >> we mourn the loss. >> reporter: overnight, the carr fire tripling in size, fueled by 70-mile-an-hour winds. >> wow. >> reporter: crews forced to switch from defending homes to getting people out and saving whatever they could. >> fire is creeping real, real close to residents. >> reporter: 120 structures damaged as flames jump the sacramento river and a wall of unstoppable fire swept in. >> just crazy. it's just out of control. >> reporter: with this fire fight now going block by block, firefighters are losing more houses by the hour, and there is very little they can do. conditions so explosive, a mass exodus created chaos on jammed roads. a local television station pulling the plug on its live >> we're going to leave the station because it is now unsafe to be here. >> this is a monster. >> reporter: in southern california, the cranston fire creating its own weather near palm springs. firefighters in danger. >> they put their lives on the line to save everyone else's and their property. we just c

he's like, i'm going to throw it again and then here comes dozer. adrienne, great to have you back. jessica, great job. you'll be back tomorrow and see you all then. >> abc 7 mornings. all news, all mornings. >>> i'm chris nguyen. happening today, enjoying summer in the sun. there will be live music, cold beer and food trucks and the work of dozens of artists and the festival will run from santa cruz avenue to johnson street. you can make it today. it's also happening tomorrow. >>> also happening today, radio day by the bay. the california historical radio societiy is hosting its annual fund-raiser to promote radio history. it is a silent auction for old radios and the ceremony for the radio hall of fame. radio day starts at 8:00 this morning at the veterans memorial building and a $5 donation is asked for at the door and dan ashley will be there as a special guest auctioneer. >>> happening today, it's the second part of this year's world naked bike ride in san francisco. you can bare as much as you dare for the ride around popular spots like fisher

it's the neighbor's dog, dozer. the lab not only caught the ball but gave it back.oing to stop me from playing catch. >> that is awesome. we needed that video today. >> the only problem is they kept going for hours. mom is like, oh, my lord. >> it's great, they tire each other out. >>> coming up, the good samaritans who may have saved the life of an 8 month old baby. >>> and why jenny mccarthy says her house is haunted and why she caught it on video. we're going to check it out in the skinny. first, here's a look at today's >>> "world news now" weather, sponsored by oral b. ing she said, get the one inspired by dentists, with a round brush head. go pro with oral-b. oral-b's gentle rounded brush head removes more plaque along the gum line. for cleaner teeth and healthier gums. and unlike sonicare, oral-b is the first electric toothbrush brand accepted by the ada for its effectiveness and safety. what an amazing clean! i'll only use an oral-b! oral-b. brush like a pro. about the colonial penn program. here to tell you if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life in

. >> we have had the private hire dozer operator fatality. as we mourn the loss, we also battle a fire that is moving extremely quickly. >> cal fire reports that the ble exploded over 28,000 acres, destroying 15 structureng and threateearly 500 more. and it's only 6% contained. nbc's m fire zone.er is in the >> reporter: on both ends of the state,ir fighters in california are losing the battle to save homes. these explosive conditions fuelled in part by record breaking heat. >> i'm just upset and scared. >> reporter: the most dangerous fire in the state threatening 53n structures and american jewel. the fergusonire is just a few miles from yosemite national park. the rugged terrain so dangerous, a firefighter has been killed >> how dangerous is this fire? >> fire is extremely dangerous. it's so explosive andpr unictable that it puts us in aazeally hardous situation. >> reporter: with yosemite shutdown and thousands of tourists hastily evacuated, the park's iconic beauty is shroude in choking smoke. campgrounds. yosemite falls. and the valley

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first crew member to die in this fire was found just last night- he was a private contractor and a dozerrs are injured.this fire is threatening the lives of thousands of people in shasta county.take a look at the video of the flames...the carr fire has burned nearly 45-thousand acres and since the wildfire doubled in size it is now only three percent contained. cal fire has just confirmed 65 structures have been destroyed, 55 have been damaged and almost five thousand homes are threatened right now.governor jerry brown issued a state of emergency for the carr fire. here is a map of the area - you can see just how close it is to the city of redding. it started to burn west of redding on monday and grew in size closer to redding within the last 24 hours. a scary situation as dozens of neighborhoods have evacuated, the city has a population of 92-thousand people, but we don't have an exact number of how many people have been forced to evacuate just yet. we'll bring you the latest right here on the kron 4 morning news. back to you. ( james ) with many fires raging across the state.. fire off

we have even authorized dozer line inside yosemite, which is hardly ever done. >> reporter: the road will close to the valley floor. residents are rushing to leave. >> a little crazy, all kind of going over my head. i know a lot of hi friends are leaving and going to just higher places where the smoke isn't affecting quite yet. >> reporter: crews are making some improvement on containing the fire. however, they say the most active area is headed toward the yosemite west region. cal fire officials say they'll have to fight fire with fire to stop the spread. >> we're going to bring fire, along the fire lines up to highway 49. there will be a lot of firefighters on the ground looking to make sure that we don't have any spot fires or anything like that. obviously there will be a lot of smoke generated. it will be lack of visibility. >> reporter: folks staying in the campgrounds and hotels will have until noon to check out. they can't access the valley floor, and operations will stop. >> as these firefighters are working in this area, for safety, with even to close the roads. we can't hav

one of her uncles is a cal fire engineer, another works as a water tender and her grandfather is a dozer operator. >> seven inmates at the san francisco hall of justice claim the main jail has dangerous and unhealthy conditions. a lawsuit filed against the city seeks $150,000 or more in damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, and loss of personal property. they claimew sackueagps cause sewage, feces and urine to come from the toilets. the lawyer says they have developed skin rashes and breathing problems. >> a san francisco sheriff's deputy has been redesigned after someone stole a department issued gun from the deputy's vehicle in fairfield last thursday. the vehicle was parked outside the deputy's home. they're treating the matter very seriously. this is the third weapon stolen from a san francisco deputy's vehicle in just the last year. >> large companies in cupertino like apple may have to pay hundreds of dollars for every employee if a proposed business tax is passed. today, the city council is expected to vote on whether to put a head tax on the november ballot. the city

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a cal fire dozer operator was killed saturday while building a fire break. >>> the chunk chicken is goingset sail on san francisco bay today. it's part of a protest. organizers say they'll circle alcatraz which they are jokingly referring to as the big coupe. people are welcome to come out and cheer them also asking for donations to help with the cost of renting the boat. >>> president trump's lawyers are waving attorney-client privilege regarding the secretly recorded conversation he had with his former long-time attorney michael cohen. the president is now lashing out publicly at cohen for the first time. here's abc news reporter brian clark. >> reporter: president trump taking to twitter saturday morning lashing out at his former lawyer michael cohen. inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office early in the morning almost unheard of. almost more inconceivable is that a lawyer would record a considerati conversation with his client. this is the first time the agt .denli sources confirm to abc news that cohen recorded a conversation with trump about a former play

we can put retardant on the ground and stop the fire's forward progress and that allows the dozer and the engines and the handcrews to get to the fire and actually put it out..." rob fladeboe/hollister "...these aircraft are calfire's first line of offense toward it's stated goal of keeping 95 percent of wildfires under 10 acres. in hollister . in hollister rob fladeboe kron 4 news (live) taking a live look outside at san francisco's embarcadero.... (anchor) time now to check on our weather... with meterologist mabrisa rodriguez. a gradual cooling trend is likely on sunday thanks to the increase in marine layer and cool sea breeze. sunday's daytime highs will be in the 60s-70s along the coast and 80s to low 90s inland. expect temperatures to cool to below seasonal averages by the independence day holiday. modest warming is then possible late next week. <...gun shots...> (jrs) new at 10 tonight -- this was the scene at portland state university early friday morning. two campus officers are on administrative leave after shooting a man to death. witnesses say they don't know how a bar fi

a cal fire dozer operator was killed last saturday while building a fire break. >>> new at 11:00, a black business owner in san francisco claims he's a victim of racial profiling. police stopped victor stevenson outside of his business in the mission district thisrepoer del gourmet lemonade out of this shop for about a week. officers met him out front on tuesday. they weren't looking to make a purchase, instead to pursue a call of a possible break-in. >> i didn't realize they were here for me until they were about a foot away from me. >> reporter: the officers asked for proof of business ownership and then his i.d. he shared this recording. >> someone just called the cops on me in my own business, bro. >> reporter: while he feels it may be routine, the problem is racism. >> the bigger problem is the individuals that think it's okay to pick up the phone and call 911 irresponsibly. >> reporter: irresponsible in the sense that black men have been shot and killed for a lot less than itmuch more to live for. ariana is an oakland business owner. she says she's not surprised this happened here.

fire deptwhat they will do, and they'll come in and they'll take sections of land and they put the dozer and we actually push the dirt and dry grass all the way up and bring it back down to fresh dirt.we generally try to go for 30 foot firebreaks when we create those. that way when the fire does burn up to that line that's pretty much where it stops. in the high winds situation like we were discussing, that;s where it becomes a little trickier. you can make a very large firebreak but those embers will still c linemeanwhile officials are reminding peleeas don't light anything in public open spaces. don't throw your ciour vehicle and don't drive on dry grass. steve aubert/contra costa county fire depttypically we have high heat, high winds, and very low humidity. those are the perfect condition that get a fire going greatly, very large, very quick. so that's where you really need to start taking precautions. such as if you are gonna bate your property, mow a lawn, anything along those lines that involves that dry grass, nothing done after 10 oclock in the morning. that's when the moisture

a cal fire dozer operator was killed last saturday while building a fire break. >>> if you missed itk chicken is going to set sail on san francisco bay today. this is video from the last voyage in february. it's part of a protest and organizers say they plan to circle alcatraz which they are jokingly referring to as the big coupe. they say people are welcome to come out and cheer them on, they also need donations to help cover the cost of renting the boats. the chicken will leave from chrissyfield at noon. >>> lawypresident trump's lawye are waiving the attorney-client privilege that the president had with michael cohen. the president is now lashing out publicly at cohen for the first time. here's abc news reporter brian clark. >> reporter: the president taking to twitter saturday morning lashing outed a his former lawyer michael cohen. inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer's office early in the morning, almost unheard of, even more inconceivable that a lawyer would tape a client, totally unheard of. although cohen -- this is the first time the president come ou

two weeks ago a bulldozer operator was killed when his dozer rolled down a ravine. the fire is only 30% contained and scorched more than 50,000 acres. evacuation orders have been lifted in napa county. some had just minutes to get out before the flames overtook their neighborhood. as of this morning, firefighters say that's 65% contained. stay with us for the latest on all the fires throughout the morning and get updates at kpix.com. >>> 5:05, let's check traffic with jaclyn. >> not good getting through the north bay. we have a fatal cident shut down all southbound lanes of 101. here we are definitely seeing that backup as folks make their way out the door this morning. give yourself some time. right now all traffic is diverted off at dutcher creek road. you'll need extra time this morning for those delays. we have a lot of brake lights here. we see this every morning on 205, folks getting through tracy. westbound 205 is nearly at a stop approaching 580, due to caltrans shutting down some lanes for overnight work. the ride is sluggish as you get into livermore, spee

a redding firefighter and a dozer operator who is a private contractor have both died battling the fireeral others including three firefighters from the marin county fire department have been injured. the fire destroyed 65 structures and damaged 55 others. 5,000 structures remained threatened. >> it continues to spread so we packed everything up and thought to just be prepared. >> flames have jumped the sacramento river and have moved within the city of redding home to 95,000 people. evacuation orders remain in effect and one local news station announcing it was being evacuated during a live broadcast. >>> please evacuate everyone and stay safe. >> the governor declared a state of emergency to streamline the flow of resources to help the firefighters. >> the ferguson fire burning near yosemite burning through 46,000 acres now. a tough time getting a handle on a wildfire burning in river side county. the fire grew by 4,000 acres overnight and now contestant at 5,000 acres m co-tim kainement went down to 3%. they were ordered to evacuate police have arrested one man who started the fire.

. >> we have had a private hire dozer operator. they were working on an active session of the car fire. we're in the process of notifying the next of kin. the fire community is heart broken for this loss and we're dedicated to investigating what happened. >> evacuation orders expanded every hour for the city of 90,000 people. local television station krcr was forced to evacuate its studio as the fire approached. the governor declared a state of emergency yesterday as the car fire continues to advance in shasta county. cal fire has said civilians were injured but we don't know how many. at least three firefighters have been hurt. the cause of the fire has been blamed on a mechanical failure of a vehicle. reporting from the newsroom, lee martinez, ktvu news. >>> time is 5:04. the marsh fire east of mount d iablo is almost contained. it's 75% contained, about a dozen homes still in an evacuation area but many residents are cleared now to go back home. while many are happy and relieved their homes were not destroyed, there was damage a

jaime williams/cal fire pio "braden was a second- generation cal fire firefighter, dozer operator."or jaime williams, losing braden varney was like losing a brother...because she also worked closely with his dad gordie..who was a heavy fire equipment operator, at cal fire, just like braden.jaime williams/cal fire pio"it just ran in the blood...braden just lived to work. he loved equipment, he loved being out there. he loved to build things. he just had a passion for it and he was really good at it."braden varney was killed july 14th when his bulldozer rolled down a ridge in the steep terrain surrounding the ferguson fire...which has now charred more than 30-thousand acres near yosemite national park. the deadly fire has also put other cal fire crews in harm's way.jeremy rahn/cal fire battalion chief"there has been four injuries on the fire. fortunately there have not been any structures that have been damaged or destroyed." thousand firefighters are on the scene now..but the inversion layer of smoke has made it difficult to gain any ground.jeremy rahn/cal fire battalion chief"becaus

it's the engine companies out there working with the dozers and the hand crews and of course there's always the air craft. just getting the resources has been the biggest, most effective thing that many hands make light work kind of is roug it's just taking a lot of people and resources to get out there and get to that remote area. >> and we orhoods are being to evacuate if necessary. they are under an advisory, three of the neighborhoods we know in napa county, what direction is the fire moving this morning and do you feel that it's move away from the homes or are there other area that could be in harms way? >> i don't know exactly what direction it's moving. i know they put that advisory out last night because of the -- the concern for the wind shift last night. whether or not that showed up i don't have that information right now. that was absolutely just a concern that they put out. i don't think they put anything this point. >> how far is the area that you are keeping an eye on? i know one thing that struck me was the ash coming down. in the city and people in modes marin. do yo

a cal fire dozer operator was killed last operate while building a fire break. >>> this week a conference committee created by the governor and state leaders will hop a public hearing to discuss who pays for the damages caused by the north bay wildfire. the wildfire preparedness committee will meet wednesday at the state capitol. cal fire determined pg&e's power equipment caused more than a dozen fires across northern california back in october. the committee has until the end of august to come up with a wildfire response bill that would determine the liability of utilities. >>> still ahead here on "abc 7 mornings," 7 on your side's michael finney with a new version of an old scam. a bay area mother and daughter want to warn everyone, don't let it happen to you. >>> and here is a live look from our golden gate bridge camera. you see the low fog is just -- the low clouds and fog hanging in there. >>> ignition. liftoff. >> and up it goes. spacex launched a new era for its company. their block 5 version of the falcon 9 rocket blasted off into space without a hitch last night. it can be used

. >> anything that we can get, either dozers, hand crews in there that we can reinforce those so we can create a good firebreak. >> a mariposa firefighter died while creating one of those fire breaks. she is at the ready cross, praying for the firefighters and their home. >> our house is right there. and our friends and our neighbors, it's kind of scary. >> a baby! >> lozano says the spca needs money. they're having a yard sale to stay open for the pets, however, lozano says she is there for the evacuees who need help. >> i'm hoping it ends soon and that no one loses their houses, no one else is injured and we don't lose any more of our firefighters. >> highway 140 to yosemite remains closed. no estimated time on when it will reopen. live in mariposa county, i'm natalie granda, abc 7 news. >> natalie, thank you. >>> coming up, a parent's worst nightmare. a family is launching legal action against the air force. >> it's because of what they say happened to their 5-year-old daughter while at a travis air force base day care, not once but twice. >>> plus, a surfer suffers serious injuries

right now we are putting up areas where we can put up line was the dozers and hand crews to surround this fire. >> reporter: thank you. we are heading out to that briefing will have more updated information for you guys as soon as they give it to us. they also are saying they will have a meeting tonight for this community to know which other areas could be affected by this. reporting live in mad era. >> okay. thank you. i know a lot of people head there for the summer and they are probably anxiously awaiting information, should i head out there, should i cancel reservations. keep look agent the weather. >> air quality, you are camping outside, hiking, you don't want to do that? that kind of air quality. >> we will stay on top of that right now. let's check in on traffic. >> hiking. >> hiking. >> forget that. silt on the couch. eat doughnuts. now we know -- >> you aren't going to yosemite? >> no. no. i'm kidding. not today. i'm not going there. i have a job to do here. >>> let's look at the ramble on northbound 101. we have made progress on this truck. i shouldn't say we. chp and the

dozer was sentenced to die for the 2002 murder and robbery of jeremiah miller whose body was found dumpedp? >> shepard: thanks, trace, live in los angeles. we're getting our first look at the soccer players after their rescue from a flooded cave in thailand. they were stuck there for more than two weeks. you can see them in their hospital beds here. officials say the players are all strong in mind and heart right now. a u.s. air force rescuer that helped with the efforts described the team and their coach as incredibly resilient and talked about how they beat the odds. >> i think the world needs to know when was accomplished is a once in a lifetime rescue that i think has never been done. we were extremely fortunate that the outcome was the way it was. >> shepard: we're getting video of the thai navy seals carrying one player on a stretcher right through the cave. our jeff paul is live in thailand. jeff? >> well, shep, the boys and their coach are all different stages of recovery right now at the hospital. judging by the video that we just watched, they all appear to be in good spirits. t

where dozers and hand crews spent the day cutting lines, trying to hold the line and take advantage of the relatively benign weather conditions. in the meantime, the residents of more than 100 homes remain evacuated, hunkering down for a fourth of july they likely never imagined. >> i'm just sad. i'm just sad. i wonder if i made the right decision to leave. >> now, so far we have not heard of any structures that have actually burned, and the evacuation orders have not increased, but the acreage certainly has, including this land behind me in napa county. we are expecting an official update with the new numbers coming up in just a little less than an hour at 7:00. live near lake berryessa, laura anthony, abc 7 news. >> very good, laura, thank you. >>> the fire is burning not far from cash creek casino resort. this is a live view from the casino. the camera was set up to show the construction progress on a hotel expansion. the casino has remained open, posting a facebook that the fire does not pose a direct threat, but you can see the clear haze in the air over cash creek casino there as

a dozer operator and a firefighter from redding. so our --our --our condolences and thoughts go out to the families of those two firefighters. >> reporter: as the fire rages, the effort continues. and with the fire dangers in the state, emergency officials are warning people to have defensible space their homes. also, to of course heed those evacuation orders. they are hoping to get some favorable weather over the weekend to help them fighting this cares fire. in davis, rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> so here's an example of the extreme conditions firefighters are facing. you have to see this video here. the high winds creating shasta you see it right there. the nevada county strike team posted this video on youtube. >> this is what it looked like from the air in skyfox this afternoon. skyfox was flying 10,000 feet above the ground. that smoke plume is rising to about 16,000 feet. we want to bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin now. >> wow. >> we're talking about how there are more fires but that one in redding was creatin

. >> we have had the private dozer fatality. the operator was working on an active section of the car fire. we're in the process of notifying next of kin and the fire community is extremely heart broken for this loss. we're dedicated to investigating what happened. >> at least 15 structures in shasta county have burned but that number is expected to rise as the fire moves into populated areas. evacuation orders expanded every hour for the city of 92,000 people. local television station krcr was forced to evacuate its studio as the fire approached. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency yesterday as the car fire continued to advance in shasta county. cal fire is in their briefing at 7:00 this morning, we expect to get updated numbers on the fire afterwards. live in the newsroom, fox two news. >>> time is 6:04. in contra costa county the marsh fire is almost contained. it burned about 250 acres and it's 75% contained now. about a dozen homes still in that evacuation area but many residents are cleared to go back home.

crews are continuing to mourn the loss of one of their own, a firefighter killed when his bull dozer overturned. there was a process yesterday transporting the body of the 36- year-old to the coroner. >>> back here firefighters working to contain a small grass fire in santa clara. it was first just after eight. the fire burned 22 acres. it's 75% contained. firefighters from san jose are helping on this one as well as two helicopters and air tankers for that air support. >>> now to los gatos where investigators are trying to determine the cause of a late night fire. neighborsfirst saw fi saw the flames and ran to a nearby fire station. the response kept the damage mostly confined to the outside of the building. >> nobody was inside. nobody was hurt. the cause is under investigation. investigators will be looking at all potential sources of ignition. >> just a few hours ago you will remember the restaurant was a target of arson in 2014. the restaurant was forced to close for months as it made repairs. officials say last night's fire was not as damaging but a town building official will

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a dozer operator and a firefighter from redding. so our --our --our condolences and thoughts go out to the families of those two firefighters. >> reporter: as the fire rages, the effort continues. >> reporter: with the fire danger in the state, the chief is reminding folks they should have defensible space around their homes. one thing they can't predict as you heard from the press conference is the weather. ahead of the 5:00 hour we'll show you how they prepare to fight fires like this carr fire in shasta county. this this being friday they are hoping for favorable weather to get an upper hand on the carr fire. in davis, rob malcolm, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> prosecutors have charged an arson suspect with 15 felony counts related to nine fires. they say he set them all on the same day in southern california. one of those fires is the cranston fire still burning in riverside county. 32-year-old brandon mcglover was arrested on the wednesday held on $1 million bail. so far the cranston fire burned more than 11000 acres and it's only 3% co

crews struggling against the flames on the front line, setting back fires and digging out lines with dozersnd working to pull awayhe dry underbrush feeding the fires. >> the vegetation here hasn't been burned in a while so it's like bacon gase. once it gets going, it will take off pretty good. >> reporter: crews are scrambling to keep pace and for many t fight here i personal. >> i expected it to be gone, but you never know. fire protection pilot spotted his home during a mission, t swallowed b flames, but he kept flying determined to save other families from the pain he's now dealing with. >> if i can help, i'd rather be helping than sitting here feeling sorry for myself. >> reporter: there's not much time to feel anything for these heroes. working around the clocks, the shifts 24 toou 48 long unable to take a break because the fire wall as it continues to spread. jay gray, nbc news, reading, california. >>> right now at 5:00, a high-end handbag heist. >> the whole process lasted about minute. >> a witness describes the scene as two cars full of thievesofull a brazen shoplifting spree, and

one of our private dozer operators died. >> what's the biggest challenge for firefighters this morning? >> it's having the ability to get into where this fire is and in some cases the access is difficult as it seems like most of our fires it this year in the state. being able to continue the work and getting close to the line as fast and efficiently as safely as they can. and paying attention to the weather that's hard to predict. >> as you said, the fire has slowed down a bit. so that is good news. we wish you luck this morning in fighting the fire and also sorry for your loss that cal fire suffered. >> thank you. >> thanks, scott mclean on the phone with the latest on the fire. >> we'll continue to update you on this fire throughout the morning. >>> president trump's former personal attorney is making a new claim about a meeting at trump tower before the election in 2016. donald trump, jr., jared kushner and paul manafort met with russians promising dirt on hillary clinton. cbs news has learned that michael cohen said that then candidate trump approved of the meeting. he also claims

earlier this week, a dozer operator was killed new this morning, three marin county firefighters were injured. the fire burned more than 44,000 acres, that's 75 square miles. >> it's only 3% contained. we just called that out of control. 65 structures gone. nearly another 5,000 threatened by flames. so far, thousands of people evacuated from their homes. nbc's pete suratos is live in corte madera. >> reporter: you're seeing the containment number go down and why a number of firefighters from the bay area including from here are heading up there to battle the growing carr fire. i want to show you the video. this is what they're facing and the residents evacuating from. frgt fire officials, saying it began on monday with officials say it was called by a mechanical failure of a car. fire officials say it's the wind, the hot temperatures and the humidity in that area yesterday that's causing this fire to grow in size. now, that fire's already tore through shasta and keswick before reaching redding. as you mentioned, two people have passed away as a result of the fire. the first reported d

cal fire says his dozer went down into a steep rough terrain area and rolled down into a canyon off a ridge top. >> he just took pride in what his work was, the work that you do. >> reporter: this woman has known braden nearly 20 years and says the community is feeling the loss with braden leaving behind his wife and two young children. >> he was a really good dad, you know, and it's going to be -- i don't know. the community will step in and help where they can. >> reporter: braden was a bulldozer operator more than 10 years following in his father's footsteps who lost his battle to cancer a few years back. >> firefighters know this is a dangerous job, but we don't ever want to lose one of them. so we just thank everybody for their support. just 2- percent contained at >> reporter: the ferguson fire has now exploded in size to 4,000 acres and is just 2% contained at this hour. a 20-mile stretch of highway 140 is closed between mid-pines and el cortel. the savages trading post, cedar lodge and red bud lodge are under evacuation orders. >> right now there's still a lot of heavy equipme

we have even authorized dozer line inside yosemite, ich is hardly ever done. d o'brien: it was the first time the park habeen shut down since 1990. >> get yourself out of here if u can. >> o'brien: 3,400 firefighters are working to contain the blaze just two miles outside the park. >> we're very, very dependent on tourism, just like the rest of the community, and this is our peak season. >> o'brien: and the re fntless cranste, which started on wednesday, also exploded overnight in southern california, forcing thousands to flee mountain towns 100 miles t st of los angeles. >> when we left,s last minute yesterday, around 1:00, that we nally left. and my husband was taking pictures of the planes and said, it is time to go. >> o'brien: california has gotten much of the national attention, with five large fires at the moment, but there are other states facing even more severe situations. there are 89 large fires burning more than 870,000 acres across 13 states, mostly in the american west. oregon and alaska are each dealing with 15 fires. larry sutton is with the u

get-to-know-you session to warm up relations after president trump has moved through europe like a bull dozer, attacking nato, questioning the very core values of nato, insuperintendentilting allies, insulting the eu and the indictment goes on and the meeting goes ahead. i think you are saying does russia feel like it is out of the cold? yes, it feels very much like it has come out of the cold. >> richard, as you mentioned, no particular agenda from the american side of things, from fru president trump, but we know the mindset vladimir putin has being a former kgb officer and the meetings that he has had in the past with the united states. what are you hearing is his mindset walking into this meeting? what are his expectations? >> reporter: well, we heard from the -- from vladimir putin's spokesman this morning, and he gave some indications of what russia might want to get out of this meeting, and they were very specific. they talked about syria. they mentioned there might be an issue that russia doesn't want to feel pressured about the iranian press ens in syria. so i think you could have ru

one of her uncles is a cal fire engineer, another works as a waiter tender and her grandfather is a dozerve more on the carr fire on our website and also on our news app. you'll find a photo gallery showing some of the devastation in shasta county. >> new this morning, seven inmates at the san francisco hall of justice claim the main jail has dangerous and unhealthy conditions. >> and a lawsuit filed against the city, it seeks $150,000 or more in damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, and loss of prnl property. they claim sewage backups caused feces and urine to come from the toilets. their lawyers say they have depped skin rashes and breathing problems. >> a sheriff's deputy has been reassigned in fairfield last thursday. the vehicle was parked outside the deputy's home. a county spokesperson said they're treating the matter very ou ty.hirdsl weapon stolen from a san francisco deputy's vehicle in the last year. >>> happening today, san francisco supervisors will give their final approval to ban plastic straws and other disposable service ware in the city. the board of supervi